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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/241847-t-compiler/wg-incr-comp/topic/Ideas%20for%20future%20WG%20focus/near/238136585" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> mw <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/241847-t-compiler/wg-incr-comp/topic/Ideas.20for.20future.20WG.20focus.html#238136585">(May 10 2021 at 12:59)</a>:</h4>
<p>In light of recent events I think the working group should focus on correctness and clean implementation for a while <code>:)</code> In particular:</p>
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<li>simplify things where possible</li>
<li>add more documentation, especially about assumptions the system makes</li>
<li>add more sanity checking of assumptions the system relies on</li>
<li>find cases that <ul>
<li>side-step dependency tracking and/or the query system</li>
<li>do something weird with result hashing</li>
<li>do something weird during serialization and/or deserialization,</li>
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<li>add more regression tests</li>
<li>think about ways to auto-generate test cases / do fuzzing</li>
<li>think about ways to test the compiler against public git histories (in a robust way)</li>
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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/241847-t-compiler/wg-incr-comp/topic/Ideas%20for%20future%20WG%20focus/near/238136820" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> bjorn3 <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/241847-t-compiler/wg-incr-comp/topic/Ideas.20for.20future.20WG.20focus.html#238136820">(May 10 2021 at 13:00)</a>:</h4>
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<p>think about ways to test the compiler against public git histories (in a robust way)</p>
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<p>That would be <a href="https://github.com/nikomatsakis/cargo-incremental">https://github.com/nikomatsakis/cargo-incremental</a>, right?</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/241847-t-compiler/wg-incr-comp/topic/Ideas%20for%20future%20WG%20focus/near/238136923" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> mw <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/241847-t-compiler/wg-incr-comp/topic/Ideas.20for.20future.20WG.20focus.html#238136923">(May 10 2021 at 13:00)</a>:</h4>
<p><span class="user-mention" data-user-id="133247">@bjorn3</span> that was the high-maintenance, not very robust way <code>:)</code> but something like that, yes</p>



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